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39th Arizona State Legislature
38th 40th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative body Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction Arizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1989 – December 31, 1990
Senate
Members30
Party controlRepublican (17–13)
House of Representatives
Members60
Party controlRepublican (35–25)
Sessions
1stJanuary 9 – June 16, 1989
2ndJanuary 8 – June 28, 1990
Special sessions
1stSeptember 20 – September 22, 1989
2ndNovember 21 – November 22, 1989
3rdJanuary 10 – June 28, 1990
4thMay 14 – May 16, 1990
5thNovember 19 – November 19, 1990

The 39th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1989, to December 31, 1990, during the last two years of Rose Mofford's term as governor. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Democrats gained two seats in the Senate, cutting the Republican majority to 17–13, and the Democrats also gained a seat in the house, decreasing the Republican majority to 35–25.

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 9, 1989, and adjourned on June 16, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 8, 1990, and adjourned sine die on June 28. [1]: i  [2]: i 

There were five Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on September 20, 1989, and adjourned on September 22; [1]: 1655  the second convened on November 21, 1989, and adjourned sine die on November 22; [1]: 1679  the third convened on January 10, 1990, and adjourned sine die on June 28; [3]: 2245  the fourth convened on May 14, 1990, and adjourned sine die on May 16; [3]: 2461  and the fifth convened on November 19, 1990, and adjourned sine die later on that same day. [3]: 2471 

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. [1]: vii 

District Senator Party Notes
1 John U. Hays* Republican
2 Tony Gabaldon* Democrat
3 James Henderson Jr.* Democrat
4 A. V. "Bill" Hardt* Democrat
5 Jones Osborn* Democrat
6 Allen J. Stephens* Democrat
7 Peter D. Rios* Democrat
8 Gus Arzberger Democrat
9 Jeffrey J. Hill* Republican
10 Jesus Higuera* Democrat
11 Jaime P. Gutierrez* Democrat
12 John T. Mawhinney* Republican
13 David C. Bartlett Democrat
14 William J. De Long * Republican
15 Bob Denny Republican
16 Wayne Stump* Republican
17 Pat Wright* Republican
18 Leo Corbet Republican
19 Janice Brewer* Republican
20 Lela Alston* Democrat
21 Jerry Gillespie Republican
22 Manuel "Lito" Pena* Democrat
23 Carolyn Walker* Democrat
24 Pete Corpstein* Republican
25 Jacque Steiner* Republican
26 Tom Patterson Republican
27 Doug Todd* Republican
28 Robert B. Usdane* Republican
29 Lester Pearce Republican
30 James Sossaman* Republican

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. [1]: viii–ix 

District Representative Party Notes
1 Donald R. Aldridge* Republican
R. D. Carson* Republican
2 Karan English* Democrat
John Wettaw* Republican
3 Benjamin Hanley* Democrat
Jack C. Jackson* Democrat
4 Jack A. Brown* Democrat
E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum* Democrat
5 Herbert Guenther* Democrat
Robert J. McLendon* Democrat
6 Henry Evans* Democrat
James Hartdegen* Republican
7 Frank Arthur Celaya Democrat
Richard Pacheco* Democrat
8 Ruben F. Ortega Democrat
Michael D. Palmer Democrat
9 Bart Baker* Republican
William J. English* Republican
10 Carmen Cajero* Democrat
Phillip Hubbard* Democrat
11 Peter Goudinoff* Democrat
John Kromko* Democrat
12 Ruth E. Eskesen Republican
Jack Jewett* Republican
13 Patricia Noland Republican
Eleanor D. Schorr* Democrat
14 Cindy L. Resnick* Democrat
Ruth Solomon Democrat
15 Kyle W. Hindman Republican
Robert W. Williams Republican
16 Dave McCarroll Republican
Karen Mills Republican
17 Brenda Burns Republican
Robert Burns Republican
18 Susan Muir Gerard Republican
Jane Dee Hull* Republican
19 Don Kenney Republican
Nancy Wessel* Republican
20 Debbie McCune* Democrat
Bobby Raymond* Democrat
21 Stan Barnes Republican
Leslie Whiting Johnson* Republican
22 Art Hamilton* Democrat
Earl V. Wilcox* Democrat
23 Sandra D. Kennedy* Democrat
Armando Ruiz* Democrat
24 Chris Herstam* Republican
Candice Nagel Republican
25 Suzanne Laybe Democrat
Margaret Updike Republican
26 Jim Meredith* Republican
Jim Miller* Republican
27 Bev Hermon* Republican
Jenny Norton* Republican
28 Heinz Hink* Republican
Jim Skelly* Republican
29 Lela Steffey* Republican
John T. Wrzesinski Republican
30 Mark Killian* Republican
William A. Mundell* Republican

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1989 Thirty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1990 Volume 1, Thirty-Ninth Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 313". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1990 Volume 2, Thirty-Ninth Legislature, Second Special Session, Chapters 314 to End". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 2, 2018.